CARMINE


Meaning of CARMINE in English

adj. & n.

adj. of a vivid crimson colour.

n. 1 this colour. 2 a vivid crimson pigment made from cochineal.

[ F carmin or med.L carminium perh. f. carmesinum crimson + minium cinnabar ]

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